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Object Number 24-20-10/98050
Display Title Bow
Descriptions
Object Description Bow. Blonde hair and red wool woven into sinew cordage on back of bow.
Inventory Description Bow, tapered to notched ends, wrapped full length with sections of sinew
Classification
  • Bow
  • Shaft, modified
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Aleut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms Aleutian Islands
Materials Wood, Sinew, Horsehair, Hair, Wool
Dimensions Overall: 139.4 x 3.2 x 2.6 cm (54 7/8 x 1 1/4 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 24-20-10/98050
Provenance
Collector Maj. Ramsey (post 3/30/1867)
Donor David Wagstaff (01/01/1924)

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